1
Sep 1929: Appointed to Permanent Commission in the RAF in the rank of Flying Officer.

1 Oct
1934: Flight
Commander, No 23 Sqn (Demon - Biggin Hill)

1 Aug
1935: Armament
Officer, No 1 Armament Training Camp

19 Jan 1937:Attended RAF Staff College.

1 Jan 1938:Air Staff, HQ Bomber Command.

xx xxx
1940: Armament
Officer, HQ Bomber Command

14 Oct 1940:Officer Commanding, No 18 Sqn.

17 Mar 1941:Deputy Director of Organisation (Planning).

1 Feb 1943:Deputy Chief of Staff, HQ 8th USAAF.

26 Aug 1943:
Appointed Air ADC to The King

xx xxx 1944:AOC, No 54 Base.

19 Oct 1944:AOA, ‘Tiger’ Force

xx Dec 1944:AOA, HQ BAFSEA

30 Sep 1945:Director of Accidents.

xx xxx 1948:Attended Imperial Defence College.

17 Jan 1949:AOC, No 38 Group.

25 Jan 1950:

1 Dec 1950:Director-General of Organisation.

Born in Bangalore, India, where
is father was a Civil Servant, he was educated at King's College
School, Wimbledon and Selwyn College, Cambridge.

He eventually retired from the
RAF, at his own request and took up the post of Executive Vice-President of
Industrial and Management Associates Inc. in Boston, Mass.He later became Director of Sale for the Glenn L Martin Corporation.He died in Baltimore at the early age of 51, having suffered
a heart attack.

In 1944 he
was 'lent' a P-47 by the USAAF for his personal use whilst commanding No 54 Base
at Coningsby. However, when he found this aircraft not to his liking, he
managed to have it exchanged for a P-38J. It was flown on operations and
was eventually converted to have a transparent nose and is believed to have been
used for marking targets. When he left No 54 Base, he took the aircraft with
him.

Citation for the award of the Distinguished
Service Order

“Acting Air Commodore Alfred Charles Henry
SHARP, A.D.C., R.A.F.

This officer has participated in many sorties
during which he has attacked such targets as Hamburg, Bremen and heavily
defended centres in the Ruhr area. Throughout these operations he has displayed
the highest qualities of skill and leader- ship, and his example has proved most
inspiring. In addition to his work in the air, Air
Commodore Sharp has shown great organising ability and his excellent work has
contributed in a large way to the successes of the squadrons he commands. This
officer has rendered outstanding service.”